Crime in Your Backyard: Sheriffs Say Drugs the Biggest Problem

WINONA, Miss.–Mississippi has its share of crime and you may have wondered what law enforcement thinks is the biggest crime problem. For at least two Mississippi sheriffs, who patrol one of the country’s biggest traffic arteries, it’s drugs.

Sheriff “Bubba” Nix, of Montgomery County and Sheriff Randy Tucker, of Madison County, both deal with the flow of traffic on Interstate 55 on a daily basis, and both say you may not believe the amount of drugs that comes into and flows through the state.

“The interstate is just a highway of crime,” said Tucker. “There’s no jurisdiction on crime. It’s a major thoroughfare, so obviously you’re gonna have those traveling criminals that we’ve got to keep a watch for.”